Vatuniloka Chen
Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Vatuniloka Chen
OOTP Player Page
Birthdate:
July 21, 1964 (101 y, 9 m, 18 d)
Born In:
Nukualofa, TON, TGA
Nationality:
Tongan
Position:
SS
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Height/Weight:
6'2"/234
Entry:
1983 Draft - Round: 9, Overall: 102, Team: Nadi Big Kahunas
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
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Player Awards
Award Date Team
MVP / Batter of the Year 1987 (3rd) Tafuna (PBF)
Rookie of the Year 1986 Tafuna (PBF)
All-Star 2002 Nadi (PBF)
2001 Nadi (PBF)
1999 Avarua (PBF)
1996 Tonga (PBF)
1995 Tonga (PBF)
1994 Tafuna (PBF)
1993 Tafuna (PBF)
1992 Tafuna (PBF)
1991 Tafuna (PBF)
1989 Tafuna (PBF)
1988 Tafuna (PBF)
1987 Tafuna (PBF)
League Champ 1999 Avarua (PBF)
1998 Noumea (PBF)
1991 Tafuna (PBF)
Silver Slugger 2002 - 3B Nadi (PBF)
2000 - 3B Nadi (PBF)
1999 - SS Avarua (PBF)
1996 - SS Tonga (PBF)
1994 - SS Tafuna (PBF)
1992 - SS Tafuna (PBF)
1991 - SS Tafuna (PBF)
1989 - SS Tafuna (PBF)
1988 - SS Tafuna (PBF)
1987 - SS Tafuna (PBF)
Championship Series MVP 1998 Noumea (PBF)
1991 Tafuna (PBF)
1991 Tafuna (PBF)
Batter of the Month Jul 2003 Nadi (PBF)
Jul 1996 Tonga (PBF)
Rookie of the Month Sep 1986 Tafuna (PBF)
Player of the Week Jun 13, 2005 Nadi (PBF)
Jun 9, 2003 Nadi (PBF)
Sep 16, 2002 Nadi (PBF)
May 28, 2001 Nadi (PBF)
Sep 11, 2000 Nadi (PBF)
Aug 16, 1999 Avarua (PBF)
Jul 12, 1999 Avarua (PBF)
Jul 27, 1998 Tonga (PBF)
Jul 7, 1997 Tonga (PBF)
Aug 28, 1995 Tonga (PBF)
Jul 18, 1994 Tafuna (PBF)
Aug 19, 1991 Tafuna (PBF)
Jul 8, 1991 Tafuna (PBF)
Jun 19, 1989 Tafuna (PBF)
Aug 31, 1987 Tafuna (PBF)
Sep 1, 1986 Tafuna (PBF)
Jul 1, 1985 Pago Pago (AAA)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score
Black Ink13
Grey Ink266
Similar Players (SS)
Player Score
Byron Thurgood 842
Steeve Dufour 779
Jalasa Bhaskar 769
Francis Michaud 761
Steven Keyser 739
Philippe Robert 734
Julian Kerslake 715
Phil Taufateau 710
Thibaut Flores 706
Vesivesi Seru 693
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year GS Rank
1986 120 2
1987 120 1
1988 120 1
1989 120 1
1991 120 1
1993 120 1
1994 120 1
1996 120 1
1999 120 1
2000 121 1
2001 120 1
Year PA Rank
1986 527 9
1987 544 3
1989 534 2
1991 536 3
1992 514 8
1993 522 10
1994 530 10
1996 538 10
1999 534 5
2000 535 9
2001 534 7
Year AB Rank
1986 500 5
1987 509 2
1988 474 10
1989 504 2
1991 498 2
1992 484 6
1993 491 6
1994 496 7
1996 496 5
1999 478 6
2000 489 6
2001 480 5
Year Hits Rank
1986 146 3
1987 164 1
1988 145 10
1989 146 6
1990 146 10
1991 165 2
1992 153 6
1993 161 3
1994 157 7
1996 151 8
1997 141 10
1999 169 2
2000 152 4
2001 157 5
2002 141 9
Year TB Rank
1986 196 6
1987 226 4
1989 219 5
1990 202 10
1991 239 3
1992 205 7
1993 222 5
1994 220 8
1996 235 7
1999 251 2
2000 229 2
2001 232 5
2002 202 9
Year 2B Rank
1994 24 10
1996 26 10
1999 31 3
2000 32 3
2001 32 3
2002 28 6
2003 28 4
Year 3B Rank
1986 5 5
1987 4 6
1989 6 2
1991 5 4
2001 5 2
Year HR Rank
1989 13 8
1991 16 7
1996 18 5
1999 17 4
2000 15 6
Year SB Rank
1986 11 9
1989 14 9
Year RBI Rank
1986 58 7
1987 76 6
1989 70 5
1991 65 7
1992 69 7
1993 76 4
1996 76 8
1999 73 9
2000 66 9
2001 63 9
Year R Rank
1986 64 7
1987 69 8
1989 69 5
1990 69 8
1991 79 2
1992 66 8
1999 83 4
2000 69 7
2002 65 10
Year BB Rank
2001 44 10
Year IBB Rank
1991 3 8
2000 5 10
2001 4 8
Year HBP Rank
1992 9 8
1999 11 10
Year SH Rank
1990 10 5
Year SF Rank
1993 6 9
1996 6 4
2001 4 9
2003 5 10
Year XBH Rank
1989 41 7
1996 46 7
1999 48 3
2000 47 3
2001 48 3
2002 39 8
Year Avg Rank
1986 0.292 8
1987 0.322 8
1989 0.290 10
1990 0.333 4
1991 0.331 5
1992 0.316 9
1993 0.328 2
1994 0.317 9
1997 0.339 5
1999 0.354 3
2000 0.311 9
2001 0.327 6
2003 0.311 10
Year OBP Rank
1990 0.372 9
1991 0.371 7
1999 0.414 5
2001 0.388 7
Year SLG Rank
1987 0.444 8
1989 0.435 9
1990 0.461 8
1991 0.480 6
1993 0.452 10
1996 0.474 10
1999 0.525 4
2000 0.468 4
2001 0.483 6
2003 0.457 6
Year ISO Rank
1989 0.145 10
1991 0.149 10
1996 0.169 10
1999 0.172 7
2000 0.158 7
2001 0.156 10
Year OPS Rank
1987 0.803 10
1990 0.833 9
1991 0.851 5
1999 0.939 4
2000 0.833 6
2001 0.871 6
2003 0.812 9
Year G Rank
1986 120 2
1987 120 1
1988 120 1
1989 120 1
1991 120 1
1993 120 1
1994 120 1
1996 120 1
1999 120 1
2000 121 1
2001 120 1
Year WAR Rank
1986 3.2 9
1987 4.0 4
1990 3.7 7
1991 4.1 5
1992 2.5 9
1996 3.3 6
1999 4.5 2
2000 3.1 7
2001 2.8 10